Manus Costello

Appointed

Manus Costello is Group Chief Financial Officer at Standard Chartered and was appointed as an Executive Director of the Board of Standard Chartered PLC in that role in July 2026. He was appointed to the Court of Standard Chartered that same month and was appointed as a member of the Group Management Team in May 2026. Manus is based in London and leads the Group’s Finance, Treasury, Investor Relations and Corporate Development functions.

Career and experience

Manus joined Standard Chartered in 2024 as Global Head of Investor Relations, where he was responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with institutional investors and analysts, communicating financial performance and strategy to the market, and supporting the Bank’s engagement with shareholders.

He has 25 years of experience in financial services, including as a founding partner and Global Head of Research at Autonomous. Before that, he spent 10 years in equity research at Merrill Lynch, based in London and New York.